345:; his opponent in that election believed a recall petition could be made against him because, among other allegations, he believed Castille was about to try to sell KLNI-TV to the state to reduce his debt. At that time, KLNI-TV was described as "financially troubled". On February 21, 1975, channel 15 went dark: while it cited technical issues in the immediate aftermath of going silent, it noted "severe financial troubles" as the reason for its cessation of operations in an FCC filing. The three remaining board members, not including Castille, then actually made an attempt to sell the facility to the state-owned
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Southwest Louisiana Communications, Inc. a construction permit for a new commercial television station on channel 15 in September 1967. The permit was awarded on a 4–2 FCC vote; two commissioners dissented because of minimum mileage spacing concerns to a channel 14 allocation at
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was the featured guest at the station's open house. KLNI-TV operated from the first color-designed television studios in the state of
Louisiana, which featured a viewing room to allow the public to watch program production and an outdoor patio for shows and commercials.
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In 1970, Charles A. Castille, former president of a chain of pharmacies in the
Lafayette area, bought stock in Southwestern Louisiana Communications; he was also elected president of the board. In November 1974, Castille was elected to the
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ratings agency, seeking $ 625,000 in damages for having been wrongfully dropped from the
November 1969 ARB survey; KLNI-TV claimed the omission caused a loss of advertising income and damaged its reputation. When
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and WBRZ activated taller towers in 1970 and 1971, respectively, the western and eastern parts of
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623:. Associated Press. January 18, 1975. p. 10A
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440:"TV Star Leif Erickson To Be At KLNI Open House"
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492:"New Television Station Will Serve Lafayette"
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644:"Lafayette Le Soir: Channel 15 Goes Dark"
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963:, 15.5
961:MeToons
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